Oedipus the King

6.0/ 10 6 votes 1968-06-01 1h 37m 1 popularity

This classic Greek tale tells how a noble youth accidentally marries his own mother, kills his own father and ends up paying a terrible price for invoking the wrath of the Gods.

Director: Philip Saville

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Christopher Plummer

Oedipus

Lilli Palmer

Jocasta

Richard Johnson

Creon

Orson Welles

Tiresias

Cyril Cusack

Messenger

Roger Livesey

Shepherd

Donald Sutherland

Chorus Leader

Friedrich von Ledebur

King Laius

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